NEWS\\\


Issue 6 2017 - FBJNA


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WFS increases ground handling at LAX


airport for its 10 flights per week connecting


Los Angeles and


Guangzhou. Xiamen Airlines has also


chosen WFS’ ramp services for its new four times weekly Boeing 787 flights. Passengers onboard the inaugural flight to LAX were welcomed by a Chinese traditional dragon dance ceremony to celebrate the growth of the airline’s North American route network. Xiamen Airlines already serves New York JFK and Seattle. The


third


Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has been awarded three new ground handling contracts at Los


Angeles International Airport. China Southern selected WFS to provide ramp services at the


Hemisphere record sets Western Port of LA


Port of Los Angeles closed its 12-month fiscal year with total cargo volumes of 9.2 million TEUs, a new annual record for most container throughput for a Western Hemisphere port. Volumes increased 8.1% in June


compared to the same period last year, marking the second busiest June in the Port’s 110- year history. “As we mark the mid-point


of 2017, we are grateful to our terminal operators, shipping


contract will


commence on Sept. 1 when WFS becomes the ramp handler for Philippine Airlines’ 14 flights per week between Los Angeles and Manila.


lines, labor force and land-side supply chain stakeholders for their focus on teamwork and efficiency, because they are the reason why we attained record- breaking volumes these past 12 months,” said Gene Seroka, executive director. “Despite unprecedented change in our industry, we are demonstrating the LA Advantage in terms of world-class infrastructure, competitive pricing and extraordinary customer


Port of Philadelphia finalizes purchase of strategic land


PhilaPort has acquired a 29-acre parcel of land, locally known as the former Philadelphia Produce and Seafood Terminal, bringing the total of its owned land to 1,016 acres. The purchase from Philadelphia’s public- private economic development corporation, PIDC, will allow PhilaPort to develop warehousing to support the growth in container operations at Packer Avenue Marine Terminal (PAMT). “As we densify and increase


container capacity at PAMT, we needed more land to grow,” stated


service.” June loaded imports


increased 4.7% to 372,272 TEUs. Loaded exports rose 3.5% to 145,527 TEUs. Along with an 18.6% rise in empty containers, overall June container volumes were 731,032 TEUs. Previously, the strongest June in the port’s history was 2014, when 736,439


Jeff Theobald, CEO, PhilaPort. “This land, located less than a one-half mile from PAMT, allows us to enact a major component in our plan. It enables us to relocate warehousing adjacent to our main container operations.” PhilaPort has enacted an


aggressive timetable to grow port cargo volumes. This new land will play a critical role and directly augment the $300 million Port Development Plan set by Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf, the Board and the CEO of PhilaPort.


TEUs moved through its terminals. Through June, total 2017


cargo volumes are 4,482,548 TEUs, an increase of 8.4% compared to the same period in 2016. The 12-month period for


the 9,205,755 TEU record corresponds with the Port’s


“We are excited to support the


continued expansion of PhilaPort with the sale of this strategic parcel,” said John Grady, President of PIDC. “For more than 60 years, this site has played an important role in the movement of goods and services throughout the region, supporting business growth and thousands of family-sustaining jobs. With its strategic location, growing port, deep pool of skilled labor, and direct access to a large customer base in the northeast United States, Philadelphia is poised for even greater investment, development and job growth as a center for logistics, transportation, and distribution.”


July, 2016 through June 30, 2017 FY, and the port is on track to end the 2017 calendar year exceeding


last year’s record


volumes. In 2006, Los Angeles was the first port to surpass an annual throughput of 8 million TEUs, a decade-long record that was broken with CY 2016 volumes of 8.8 million.


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